Rico Scored Helping Man City Come From Behind To Beat Sevilla

City were trailing to a first-half header from former Wolves and Nottingham Forest striker Rafa Mir when Lewis strode on to Julian Alvarez's pass and drove a powerful shot past Yassine Bounou seven minutes after the break.

Rico Lewis, 17, scored on his full Manchester City debut as the Blues rallied from a goal down to defeat Sevilla in their final Champions League group game.

City were trailing to a first-half header from former Wolves and Nottingham Forest striker Rafa Mir when Lewis strode on to Julian Alvarez’s pass and drove a powerful shot past Yassine Bounou seven minutes after the break.

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Rico Lewis will remember that moment for the rest of his life, and the joy on his face as he celebrated was breathtaking.

But if the young full-back needed a reminder of the consistency required to make it at City, he got it from substitute Kevin de Bruyne’s superb curling pass for the Blues’ second.

Riyad Mahrez scored with seven minutes remaining.

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City are unbeaten in 23 Champions League games at the Etihad Stadium, and with prolific striker Erling Haaland watching from the stands and Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips set to return from injury, no one will want to face them when the competition resumes in February.

Pep Guardiola has been rotating the same group of experienced players plus a handful of youngsters throughout the season, and despite the packed schedule and his team’s already assured status as group winners, the City manager has not changed his philosophy.

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